Meaning of jacket | Babel Free

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1. jacket, piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length
2. A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
3. an act of masturbation
4. To supply or cover with a jacket.
5. A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat (US)
6. A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, hot water tank, bullet.)
7. The skin of an animal:fell, fur, hide, pelt.
8. A police record.
   slang
9. forro; corsé, soporte del tronco y de la espina dorsal usado para corregir deformidades.
10. In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reinforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
11. A short coat usually extending to the hips.
12. The tough outer skin of a baked potato.
13. An outer covering or casing, especially:a. The skin of a potato.
14. A bastard child, in particular one whose father is unaware that he is not the child’s biological father.
    Jamaica
15. A piece of jewelry or other ornament that attaches to an earring stud.
16. A vest (US); a waistcoat (UK).
    Appalachia
17. (Clothing & Fashion) a short coat, esp one that is hip-length and has a front opening and sleeves
18. something that resembles this or is designed to be worn around the upper part of the body: a life jacket.
19. (Mechanical Engineering) any exterior covering or casing, such as the insulating cover of a boiler
20. (Mechanical Engineering) the part of the cylinder block of an internal-combustion engine that encloses the coolant

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Examples

“We got a crowd of black, white customers, out-of-state license plates, what have you. Somebody gonna check that out. They gonna drop a dime on me, call 911. And you know with my jacket I can't go back to jail.”

“Yo's jacket shows possession with intent, possession of unlicensed firearm, and assault, for which he still owes three years.”

“"I need to look up somebody's jacket."”

“Cook the potatoes in their jackets.”

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